Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Jih, Jane; Le, Gem M.; Woo, Kent; Tsoh, Janice Y.; Stewart, Susan L.; Gildengorin, Ginny; Burke, Adam; Y., Wong C.; Chan, Elaine; Fung, Lei-Chun; Yu, Filmer; Pasick, Rena J.; McPhee, Stephen J.; Nguyen, Tung T.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2016.303111

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“…Baseline rates of knowledge and self-reported adherence to recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake were low among Vietnamese Americans; this finding is consistent with published studies of other racial/ethnic groups (25,26). A study published almost 25 years ago reported that Vietnamese Americans in California consumed only 3.5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day (8).…”

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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Health Worker Intervention to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Vietnamese Americans

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What is already known on this topic? Although disparities in healthy eating and physical activity exist between Asian Americans, including Vietnamese Americans, and the non-Hispanic white population, few intervention studies have been conducted among them. What is added by this report? A lay health worker intervention was efficacious in increasing both healthy eating and physical activity knowledge and self-reported behaviors among Vietnamese Americans. What are the implications for public health practice? A lay health worker-led intervention was a feasible, accessible, and efficacious approach to address disparities in healthy eating and physical activity knowledge and behaviors and to promote health equity among Vietnamese Americans.

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“…In previously published studies, combined home-based volunteerled physical activity and nutrition programs have been shown to be effective in terms of changing physical activity and nutrition-based behavior. [7][8][9] These studies reported a significant increase in carrying out strength exercises and moderate intensity sport participation. It is, however, noteworthy that these studies focused on nutritional behavior as consumption of fruit and vegetables, fat avoidance, fiber intake, 8 and adherence to fruit and vegetable intake recommendations.…”

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“…In previously published studies, combined home‐based volunteer‐led physical activity and nutrition programs have been shown to be effective in terms of changing physical activity and nutrition‐based behavior . These studies reported a significant increase in carrying out strength exercises and moderate intensity sport participation.…”

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“…In older adults, these interventions have shown improvements in physical activity patterns and dietary habits . However, these studies focused on one aspect alone, either physical activity or nutritional intervention, although studies combining physical activity and nutritional intervention appear to lead to better outcomes . Furthermore, behavior interventions can be delivered in group‐based or face‐to‐face settings.…”

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“…6 However, these studies focused on one aspect alone, either physical activity or nutritional intervention, although studies combining physical activity and nutritional intervention appear to lead to better outcomes. [7][8][9] Furthermore, behavior interventions can be delivered in group-based or face-to-face settings. Both might be appealing, as they can provide social support in maintaining and/or initiating behavior change.…”

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Behavior changes by a buddy‐style intervention including physical training, and nutritional and social support

Winzer

Dörner

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Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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AimPrevious research suggests that multicomponent interventions including physical training, and nutritional and social support are required to improve a person's behavior. As a pre‐specified secondary outcome, this analysis aimed to ascertain whether a “buddy‐style” intervention could produce physical activity and nutritional behavior changes in older adults.MethodsA 12‐week, home‐based, randomized controlled trial was carried out with 80 older persons, who were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 39), including physical training and nutritional support, and a control group (n = 41). Trained non‐professional volunteers visited the participants at home twice a week. Physical activity and nutritional behavior were assessed through validated questionnaires.ResultsIn total, 36 participants in the intervention group and 26 participants in the control group completed the final questionnaire. The intervention group showed significant improvements in physical activity behavior, such as light sport activity (β = 9.13, 95% CI 0.90–17.37 min/day; P = 0.030), muscle strength exercise (β = 68.18, 95% CI 46.45–89.91 min/week; P < 0.001) and overall activities (β = 0.69, 95% CI 0.21–1.18 h/day; P = 0.006), compared with the control group. Nutritional behavior improvements for the intervention group were observed in the consumption of legumes/nuts (β = 0.18, 95% CI 0.00–0.35 portions/day; P = 0.047) and fluids (β = 0.48, 95% CI 0.01–0.98 portions/day; P = 0.050), relative to controls.ConclusionsA “buddy‐style” program in older adults living at home can produce effective physical activity changes and, to a lesser extent, changes in dietary behavior, and has the potential to be efficient and feasible. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 323–329.

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Targeted mass media interventions promoting healthy behaviours to reduce risk of non-communicable diseases in adult, ethnic minorities

Lidal

Straumann

Vist

2017

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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The available evidence is inadequate for understanding whether mass media interventions targeted toward ethnic minority populations are more effective in changing health behaviours than mass media interventions intended for the population at large. When compared to no intervention, a targeted mass media intervention may increase the number of calls to smoking quit line, but the effect on health behaviours is unclear. These studies could not distinguish the impact of different components, for instance the effect of hearing a message regarding behavioural change, the cultural adaptation to the ethnic minority group, or increase reach to the target group through more appropriate mass media channels. New studies should explore targeted interventions for ethnic minorities with a first language other than the dominant language in their resident country, as well as directly compare targeted versus general population mass media interventions.

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Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

Abstract: In-language print materials, alone and combined with lectures, increased nutrition and physical activity knowledge and behaviors among older Chinese Americans.

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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Health Worker Intervention to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Vietnamese Americans

A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Health Worker Intervention to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Vietnamese Americans

Behavior changes by a buddy‐style intervention including physical training, and nutritional and social support

Targeted mass media interventions promoting healthy behaviours to reduce risk of non-communicable diseases in adult, ethnic minorities

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